LARRY E. GOREN

E-mail: ad0in3@r.postjobfree.com phn: 858-***-****

MUMPS PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Accomplished computer professional (30+ years of experience, both technically and administratively) shares working knowledge and experiences to achieve successful results for a progressive organization. Has excellent communication, inter-personal and leadership skills and can facilitate the needs of both end-users and management alike. Varied experiences offer a wealth of services that are available on either a full-time or consulting / contract basis. Possesses the work philosophy: “Always provide more service and value than that which is asked of you”.

3StepSystems, Inc., San Diego CA, Atlanta GA, Dallas TX 1992-Present

Consultant

Responsibilities encompass all aspects of MUMPS systems (from the gathering of specifications to the creating and designing, enhancing, re-engineering, programming, debugging, converting, documenting, installing, implementing, instructing and Management) for various health care and computer system facilities, both technically and administratively.

Most recent activities: Help Desk Operations; VistA-ETTS, EHRM, VSE, MCCF, CP&E, CCSE; JSON & Remote Procedure Calls (RPCs) interfacing with .NET operations; Cerner HLO protocol Developed Enterprise-wide VA SDEC, HAC, Treasury Cross-Servicing systems & MCCF Billing support; Supplied Help Desk support services for mission critical applications along with problems investigation and made/recommended corrections to faulty code; Enhanced client Networking Lab Reporting; Evaluated and enhanced deficient operations’ systems and processes, along with documenting system interfaces, definitions and conversions (i.e. HL7 ECR to CCR) and interfacing Electronic Laboratory Reporting LIS (HL7 and Test Catalog) databases.

Other applications have included: assisted in the implementation of the ISC HealthShare product (using Ensemble); the design and programming of an ASP model web-based Emergency Medical Services Pre-Hospital Care Record system for multiple California county clients using a proprietary MUMPS/Cache based middleware technology; ICD-9; HIPAA Transaction Sets (835,837,278) and HL7 EDI applications; DB Administration; Accounts Receivables and Patient Billing (in both private and Public Health settings); Patient Merging; Point of Sale; EDI (ANSI and NSF Formats); LOINC via internet; Helpdesk assistance; Responsible for Y2K code change for County’s multiple MUMPS Systems; Laboratory; Pharmacy; OR/Surgical Scheduling; IDX and ANTRIM based Billing Systems; Medicare and third party EDI Insurance processing; identifying database integrity issues; VistA; COSTAR; FileMan; TaskMan; ListMan; CHCS.

G2 Technology Solutions, LLC, FL- Senior Developer (DSM,VMS, Cache) 12/21 – 2/23

Re: VistA Enterprise Testing Technology Services (ETTS), engaged in technical analysis towards simplifying operations of the group’s activities and enhancing patient data testing methodologies, along with creation of specially needed patient data scenarios for testing.

ManTech International Corp, Atlanta, GA - Senior Developer (VMS, Cache, VistA) 8/19 –8 /21

Re: CareGiver (CG) and Community Care Program (CGP), debugged, maintained and enhanced VistA applications with new code utilizing MUMPS, FileMan and ListMan as needed; Performed Primary and Secondary Developer Reviews

Re: RX Co-Pay, worked with team to help link the Cerner and VistA applications utilizing the HLO Application Registry, Protocol and HL Logical Link components

Re: VistA Scheduling Enhancements (VSE), created and maintained code utilizing Remote Procedure Calls (RPCs) to interface between the .Net GUI and VistA internal Database; Helped to design a prototype mechanism to transform returned RPC data from the existing Table defined data structure to the newly desired JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) format (was recognized as the “MVP” of the team for Sprint 11 due to JSON design); performed KIDS Builds and environment Patch activity as needed.

Equity Fund International (EFI), Inc., Atlanta, GA – Technical Consulting 1/18 – 7/19

As acting COO for a start-up Project Funding company, analyzed needs of the organization and created and initiated operations, both for manual and computer-oriented activities accordingly.

Quest Diagnostics, NY/NJ - Senior Developer (DSM,VMS, Cache) 1/17 – 9/17

Was tasked to create a patient addressing system to help correct and standardize the proper address format (both domestic and international) to ready conversion of patient data into another system

Liberty IT Solutions (as FTC Sub Contractor) - Senior Developer (VMS, Cache, VistA) 12/15 – 1/17

Re: Maintained and enhanced code that utilized the Medical Care Collection Fund Program (MCCF) and Integrated Billing (IB) applications as it related to the Pharmacy Billing aspects; Needed to create a data generation system as our team was hindered by not being given access to a relevant and representative database to test against, thus given just a handful of live data records that were de-identified, I created an on-demand system so that the programmers can construct appropriate data structures that were needed, in order to test their code and fixes against.

Syntel Inc (Scripps Hosp), San Diego, CA - DB Administrator (DSM,VMS, Cache, Epic) 8/15 – 1/16

Acted as transitional DB Administrator for Hospital as the hospital was migrating to an EPIC system and staff was being trained.

Hewlett Packard Ent Systems (VA VistA), Atlanta, GA - Senior Developer (VMS, Cache, VistA) 10/13 – 3/15

Re: Treasury Cross-Servicing System (TCCS), worked with VistA, Treasury dept and HAC; was tasked to create a representative pseudo database for the programming & SQA team to work with by fully de-identifying a live VistA/Treasury related database due to the complete financial records needed and the confidentiality issues involved; created the batch files needed for transmission between the varied governmental systems.

Quest Diagnostics, Sacramento, CA (& NY/NJ) - Senior Developer (DSM,VMS, Cache) 7/10 – 6/13

HUGitForward, San Diego, CA - Project Development (Management) 2/09 – 10/10

InterSystems Corporation, Cambridge, MA - Technical Account Exec (Cache) 3/08– 11/08

ATLAS Development Corporation, Calabasas, CA - Senior Developer (Cache) 3/07– 2/08

AFA / Vital Data Technology, Newport Beach, CA - MUMPS Programmer (DSM, UNIX) 9/03 – 6/05

New York Foundling Hospital, NYC, NY - MUMPS Programmer (DSM, VMS, MIIS) 12/03 – 4/04

Electronic Data Systems, Plano, TX - MUMPS Programmer (DSM, VMS, CHCS) 3/02 – 8/03

Univ of Cal San Francisco, San Francisco, CA - EPIC Programming Consultant (MSM, Cache, Epic) 10/01 – 2/02

Health Management Systems, San Diego, CA - MUMPS Programmer (MSM, Cache) 10/99 – 4/01

Fresno County Computer Services, Fresno, CA - Project Lead MUMPS Programmer (ISM,VMS) 2/99 – 10/99

Mount Sinai Medical Center, NYC, NY – Programmer (MIIS) 8/98 – 10/98

Olive View Medical Center, Sylmar, CA - DB Administrator/Programmer (MIIS) 5/98 – 1/99

MRL Reference Laboratories, Cyprus, CA - MUMPS Programmer (DSM, VMS) 1/98 – 7/98

Kaiser Permanente, Pasadena, CA - MUMPS Programmer (DSM, VMS) 11/97 – 5/98

Meris Laboratories, San Jose, CA - MUMPS Programmer (DSM, UNIX) 5/97 – 11/97

Spectra Laboratories, Fremont, CA - MUMPS Programmer (DSM, UNIX) 12/96 – 9/97

Laboratory Corporation of America, Dallas, TX - MUMPS Programmer (DSM, VMS) 7/96 – 3/97

Scientific Applications Inter’l Corp., San Diego, CA - MUMPS Programmer (DSM, VMS,UNIX, CHCS) 3/95 – 3/96

SmithKline Beecham Clinical Labs, Collegeville, PA - MUMPS Programmer (DSM,UNIX) 1/95 – 3/95

Video Communications, Inc., Feeding Hills, MA - MUMPS Programmer (DTM) 9/92 – 12/93

AMERICUS DENTAL LABORATORY GROUP(formerly SO-MAR), Jamaica, NY 1993-1995

Director of Computer Resources

Administratively coordinated all aspects required to merge 4 laboratories (New York’s 3 largest), onto a newly formed corporate computer database; Successfully united all disparate databases and operations for a multi-site environment utilizing wide area network (WAN) and fractional T1 telecommunication technologies; Analyzed database conversion requirements, programmed and managed the complete data transfer from a Minicomputer running MIIS/MUMPS to a non-”MUMPS”, PC/LAN-WAN (Novell) environment.

SO-MAR DENTAL STUDIOS, Jamaica, NY 1986-1993

Director of Computer Resources

Administratively coordinated the redesign of entire computer system, both hardware and software, in anticipation of current and future needs of the company; Directed the purchase, design and installation of a new telecommunications system to decrease expenditures and increase office and information processing efficiency; Technical responsibilities resulted in an ongoing design and programming effort (via MIIS and DTM) to enhance the existing laboratory production control system application; Created a functioning integrated MIIS/MUMPS Management Information System that contained:

-Strategic planning and financial analysis; -Marketing/sales analysis and customer service support;

-Bar coding, inventory control; -Individual technician custom fee/pay and productivity analysis.

VETERAN’S ADMINISTRATION MEDICAL CENTER, Bronx, NY 1983-1986

Chief, Computer Department

Directed all aspects of establishing and running the MUMPS Data Processing Department (supervised staff of 11), along with the implementation of the new Composite Health Care System (CHCS); Locally programmed and maintained implementation of national VA’s FileManager database; Designed and initiated the integration of a commercial word processing system with the VA FileManager database (WordMan; product was adopted by virtually all VA Medical Centers, DOD, the District Council and Indian Health Services); Specified technical requirements and physical layout for computer site and administrative offices; determined staffing requirements, selection, hiring/firing and training.

COMPUTER ENVIRONMENTS

Languages: MUMPS — Cache’, DTM, MSM, DSM, ISM, MIIS, Vulcan MUMPS, Visual-M, HYPER-M

Environments: ISC HealthShare & Ensemble, VistA, CHCS, FileMan, COSTAR, Cybertools; Epic Optime;

IDX; Antrim; Sunquest, LabCorp, CSM, Novell OS, Visual Basic, UNIX, VMS

PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION

Personal and Professional Trainings - PSI Seminars; Landmark Education; Productive Learning & Leisure; Focused Attention; Peak Potentials; Toastmasters; Richard Greene Mastery Workshops; Non-Violent Communication.

A decade of continued classes, workshops and seminars which concentrate on Personal Well-Being and Goals and Results Accomplishments, along with Seminar Facilitation, Communication and Presentation skills, tools and techniques.

InterSystems Corporations, Cambridge, MA

Cache’ Foundations; HealthShare; Ensemble; Cache’ Server Pages; Cache’ System Management

EDI PARTNERS, Seattle, WA,

HIPAA EDI Implementation, Continuing Education

EDI (ANSI X.12), Continuing Education

POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY, Hawthorne, NY

Master of Science - Telecommunication and Computer Management

NEW YORK UNIVERSITY, New York City, NY

Graduate Studies - Public Health Administration

DOWNSTATE MEDICAL CENTER, Brooklyn, NY

Bachelor of Science - Medical Computer Science, Health Related Profession

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